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One Thousand Cranes

from The Fire Dragon Suite by Dada Nabhaniilananda

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The paper crane has become an international symbol of peace in recent years as a result of it's connection to the story of a young Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki born in 1943. Sadako was two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. As she grew up, Sadako was a strong, courageous and athletic girl. In 1955, at age 11, while practicing for a big race, she became dizzy and fell to the ground. Sadako was diagnosed with Leukemia, "the atom bomb" disease.
Sadako's best friend told her of an old Japanese belief which said that anyone who folds one thousand paper cranes would be granted a wish. Sadako hoped that the gods would grant her wish to get well so that she could run again. She started to work on the paper cranes and completed over 1000 before dying on October 25, 1955 at the age of twelve.
Inspired by her courage and strength, Sadako's friends and classmates put together a book of her letters and published it. They began to dream of building a monument to Sadako and all of the children killed by the atom bomb. Young people all over Japan helped collect money for the project.

In 1958, a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane was unveiled in Hiroshima Peace Park. The children also made a wish. It is inscribed at the bottom of the statue and reads:

"This is our cry, This is our prayer, Peace in the world".

Today, people all over the world fold paper cranes and send them to Sadako's monument in Hiroshima.

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Sadako Sasaki, your name rings on down through the years,
though you were just a child when you died.
Sadako Sasaki, will you make a thousand cranes for me,
let magic bring good fortune once again.

That all the children we have bourne don’t die in vain
Lest all the wonders of this world perish in flame

That all the children we have bourne don’t die in vain
Lest all the wonders of this world perish in flame

We will make a thousand cranes to make you well
As you live on in our minds in your star island
And we will sing a thousand songs to make them hear us
Why should it take a thousand suns to bring us peace?

Tears can never bring the dead to life again
We will never let them end our world

Tears can never bring the dead to life again
We will never let them end our world

Tears can never bring the dead to life again
We will never let them end our world

Sadako Sasaki, your name rings on down through the years,
though you were just a child when you died.

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from The Fire Dragon Suite, released January 1, 1988

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Dada Nabhaniilananda, originally from New Zealand, is a yoga monk of Ananda Marga, The Path of Bliss. Through his music and songs he seeks to connect us with the source of love within and remind us of our connection to to all life. He had his 15 minutes of fame in 1992 when he appeared on stage with the Dalai Lama before 10,000 at the 1992 Earth Summit, in Brazil. ... more

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